Bobby Mackey’s Investigation |

Bobby Mackey’s Investigation

Ξ March 13th, 2007 | → | ∇ Paranormal Worlds |

Investigation Summary:

View evidence files here

Research Page (focusing on Pearl Bryan Murder history for now)

Latin Quarter era (Mafia period - 1940’s-50’s) painting still hangs in the bar. Bathrooms signs also seem to be same period or earlier (obviously from the 20’s, 30’s or 40’s and don’t match the country theme).

This photo was taken early on in the night, I noticed the questionable orb in this picture after taking it, and put my video camera just to the left of where the orb in question appears. The camera sat up there by itself for about an hour. On the evidence page, you will hear some bangs next to the camera during this period that I couldn’t explain. It’s not “conclusive” evidence, but we couldn’t find any logical explanation for why something would make a clear “banging” noise, at varying distances from the camera (at one point apparently hitting it or coming close) with no one within 50 yards and separated by several walls/doors/rooms. Any attempt to get anywhere near that camera would’ve been picked up easily from the noise created just to get backstage, let alone through the loud creaking swing door and up that ladder. So I felt comfortable enough to post the videos of the bangings, as something to consider.

The basement area was relatively quiet with nothing other than a small evp - and it’s not anything I would normally post, but being in complete silence, in a pitch dark room standing completely still, “that” shouldn’t show up, whatever it is. It’s a loud pop or banging noise into the recorder and a breathing sound. I remember standing completely still holding the recorder very steady and not moving for several minutes when this took place, and then commenting about it to Rachel. I had to take a quick deep breath and sort of shake it off, not sure why I felt that way.

Moon was 90% full (at least) - two days away from a full moon. Photo above is of the basement area standing near the entrance. You can only enter the basement now from the outside. The stairs leading to it from the old kitchen area is boarded up.

This is the stairwell they blocked off, looking up from the basement near the “well,” leading to the old kitchen area, which is now just a small riser area with tables and chairs in the main bar/stage area of the club on the ground floor, and is no longer walled-off. (big, open area)

This is the infamous “well” or “Hell’s Gate.” I didn’t really feel or notice anything particuarly hellish about it, and the tour guide claimed it couldn’t be kept covered up, but that could be due to erosion and lack of maintenance, no way of really knowing. The area was damaged and uncovered, but the well was filled-in with cement and dirt safely. The basement did have some interesting bottles and candle holders from the early 19th century, and a very old felt covered card table. It looked as though people did some partying down there at one time or another, as there were cigarette butts and beer cans lying around also.

Picture of the love poem on the very small, cubicle-sized room above the stage, reached only from the attic. The tour guide said Johanna was kept in this room for some reason, for periods of time. Not sure if the poem is a gimmick, but it’s written in some sort of pencil, is very well thought out (relatively speaking), and is from someone who clearly is in some sort of desperate love-lost situation. We got a lot of video orb activity here at the end of the night.

Photo is looking at the stage.

Orb activity seemed to follow us downstairs, from the small room with the poem, down the ladder and behind the stage. Strange female voice loudly recorded on video camera coinciding with orb/rod-like appearance (”I know” it sounds like - see evidence file below).

I think it’s safe to say Bobby Mackey’s is active, and deserves another investigation, during the right time of year and with more coverage and environmental control, it could yield more results. I am skeptical of many of the stories that are out there about the place, but caught enough bits of evidence to make me think the place is probably active with some amount of activity, with potential for some pretty unusual activity that’s capable of physical manipulation.

Yeah flying orbs and ecto-like shapes/rods are not apparitions or some sort of holy graile evidence, but if you think about what you’re seeing on those videos, can you really come up with any other explanations?

I encourage people to stop buying-into the folklore about “ghosts” and human apparitions appearing, as being the sort of definitive evidence one needs. Evidence is evidence, not matter how unsexy or non-shocking it may be.

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